Lesson 35 Space odyssey 【单词列表】

accelerate ^{v. 1. (of a vehicle or person) to start to go faster 加速}

• The car accelerated to overtake me. 
• The runners accelerated smoothly around the bend. 

accelerate ^{v. 2. to happen or to make sth. happen faster or earlier than expected（使）加快，促进}

• Inflation continues to accelerate. 
• Exposure to the sun can accelerate the ageing process. 

字根 “celer”= swift  ^快速的

• accelerate ^{“ac” = to 去做}
• accelerator ^{n. 加速器}
• acceleration ^{n. 加速}
• celerity ^{n. 敏捷，迅速}
• decelerate ^{“de” = down v.（使）减速}

terrestrial ^{adj. 1. connected with the planet Earth 地球的}

• The transition of terrestrial life from the oceans to land was a major turning point in evolution. ^{陆生生物从海洋向陆地的过渡是进化史上的一个重大转折点。}
• With every reason to believe that life in the persistence of it is driving us out of our terrestrial sphere, etc. ^{我们有充分的理由相信，生命的持续存在正在把我们赶出我们居住的地球，等等。}
• These rocky planets are called "Terrestrial Planets". ^{这些岩态行星被称为“类地行星”。}

terrestrial ^{adj. 2. (of animals and plants) living on the land, rather than in water, in trees or in the air 陆生的，陆栖的}

• Scientists are studying how climate change affects terrestrial species in the Amazon. ^{科学家们正在研究气候变化如何影响亚马逊地区的陆生物种。}
• The elephant is the largest terrestrial animal currently living on Earth. ^{大象是目前地球上生存着的最大的陆生动物。}
• Most terrestrial plants absorb water and nutrients through their root systems. ^{大多数陆生植物通过其根系吸收水分和养分。}

^[反]celestial ^{adj. relating to the sky or heaven 天空的，天堂的}

• Gravity governs the motions of celestial bodies. 
• Official guardian of celestial terminology the IAU may be. ^{天体术语的官方捍卫者可能还得由国际天文学会来担当。}
• In 2002, astronomers witnessed one of the strangest celestial events ever. ^{2002年，天文学家见证了史上最奇怪的天文现象之一。}

字根 “ter(r)” = earth ^{大地、陆地}

• terrestrial ^{adj. 地球的；陆生的，陆栖的}
• extraterrestrial ^{“extra” = beyond adj. 地球之外的，来自天外的}
• territory ^{n. 领土}
• terrace ^{n. 阶地；梯田；台阶}
• terrain ^{n. 地形，地貌，地势}
• inter ^{“in” = into v. 埋葬，安葬}
• interment ^{n. 埋葬，安葬}
• disinter ^{v. “dis” = contrary 挖出}
• disinterment ^{n. 挖掘}
• subterranean ^{“sub” = under adj. 地下的}
• Mediterranean ^{“medi” = middle n. 地中海；adj. 地中海地区的}

fascination ^{n. 1. a very strong attraction, that makes sth very interesting 魅力}

• The fascination of the game lies in trying to guess what your opponent is thinking.^{这个游戏的魅力就在于要努力去猜对手在想什么。}
• A child's day is filled with fascination, newness and wonder. ^{孩子的一天充满了魅力、新奇和惊奇。}
• A higher educational background exerts a tremendous fascination on a great number of people, with no exception to me. ^{高等教育背景对很多人都有极大的吸引力，对我也不例外。}

have a ... fascination for ... ^{对...有魅力、着迷}

• The story has a great fascination for me.
• Mars has an extraordinary fascination for would-be voyagers. 
• For him, caves have the same peculiar fascination which high mountains have for the climber.

exert a … fascination on … ^{对... 施加了魅力}

• Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people. 
• This kind of things exerts peculiar fascination on me. ^{这类东西对我有特别的吸引力。}
• Video games have been exerting a peculiar fascination on a great many people young player. ^{一直以来，电子游戏都对年轻的玩家极有吸引力。}

fascination ^{n. 2. the state of being very interested in something, so that you want to look at it, learn about it etc. 迷恋，着迷}

• Water holds a fascination for most children.^{水对多数孩子都有极大的吸引力。}
• I've had a lifelong fascination with the sea and with small boats. ^{我毕生都对海和小船有一份沉迷。}
• His fascination with the subtleties of human behaviour makes him a good storyteller. ^{他对人类行为微妙之处的极大兴趣使他成为一个好的作家。}

fascination with / for … ^{对...迷恋；着迷}

• the public's enduring fascination with the Royal Family 
• He had a childish fascination for battles and revolutions. 
• I've had a lifelong fascination with the sea and with small boats. ^{我毕生都对海和小船有一份沉迷。}

in fascination ^着迷地

• The girls listened in fascination as the story unfolded. 
• Tommy watched in fascination. ^{汤米满心期待地看着它们。}
• The dad walks into the son's room and he finds that the son is reading a book in fascination. ^{爸爸来到儿子的房间，发现儿子正在入迷地看一本书。}

senior ^{adj. 1. older 年长的}

• He is ten years senior to me. 
• Many senior citizens have been through two world wars. ^{许多年长的公民经历了两次世界大战。}

senior ^{adj. 2. with a high rank or position 资深的}

• She is senior to me, since she joined the firm before me. 
• He passed himself off as a senior psychologist. ^{他自己冒充是一名资深心理学家。}

senior ^{n. 1. (Am. E.) a student who is in the last year of high school or college 高中或大学毕业班的学生}

senior ^{n. 2. a senior citizen 年长者，老年人}

• Her husband is fifteen years her senior. 
• She became involved with a married man many years her senior. ^{她与一名比她年长很多的已婚男子坠入情网。}